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| Origin of 'Democracy' | Comes from the Greek words "demos" (people) and "kratos" (power), meaning power of the people |
| Who has the highest power in Democracy | General Public |
| Who has the highest power in Constitutional Republic | The Constitution |
| Majority Rules | Democracy |
| Officials are representatives of people | Constitutional Republic |
| Democracy can become problematic if... | minorities interests are completely ignored |
| Constitution's Protection of Minorities | may include provisions specifically to protect minority groups from the majority. |
| Democratic Government Models | democracy fundamentally is not autocracy, dictatorship, or oligarchy. |
| Democracy Definition | way of governing that depends on the will of the people |
| Autocracy | one person rules with absolute power |
